| One of the most overlooked factors or features of | | | | shirts. Even regular denim jeans tend to promote sliding |
| leather chairs and recliners is what I have coined "the | | | | quite well. Another great test is to wear shorts |
| slick factor". The slick factor is a measurement of how | | | | because you can test the slickness factor on human |
| slippery a piece of leather furniture is. I used to be a | | | | skin. Assuming you are not sweaty at the time, your |
| valet attendant and I parked luxury automobiles by the | | | | dry skin should also slide across the leather surface |
| hundreds every day. There were certain vehicles that | | | | very nicely. If you're the kind of person who enjoys |
| when you hopped into the driver seat you literally slid | | | | sinking into a puffy leather chair, you may also |
| right to the back of the leather seat. It felt like your rear | | | | appreciate the feeling of sliding into the comfort zone |
| end just fell into the chair. This is a feature not | | | | of a leather chair or recliner. |
| common to many leather automobile seats. It is also a | | | | The only advice I can offer you in your hunt for |
| feature that is difficult to find in the current leather | | | | slippery leather chairs and sofas is that that harder |
| chairs and sofas. | | | | upholstery tends to have a higher percentage of |
| My only theory as to why it is not present in many | | | | slippery surfaces. The sofas with puffy cushions tend |
| leather chairs and recliners is because it is something | | | | to not slide as much as the padding engulfs your body |
| that is not actively manufactured. I do not believe that | | | | parts. The tighter and harder style chair is your best |
| the designers consider this factor when upholstering | | | | chance of slippery greatness. |
| furniture. As a consumer and customer however it is a | | | | Finally it should be pointed out that not all slippery chairs |
| very important factor. If you are like me and you love | | | | get the click factor right. In some instances the |
| this feature it can be frustrating trying to find a sofa or | | | | slipperiness will be so severe that upon reclining, |
| recliner that achieves this and also boasts the other | | | | instead of your rear end sliding into the comfort |
| features you want in your chair or sofa. | | | | pocket, you will continue to slide all the way off the |
| Next time you are in your favorite leather furniture | | | | chair until your head is where your bottom should be. |
| store, pay attention to the slickness factor of the | | | | Make sure to test your sofa or chair before |
| pieces you are trying out. Also, in order to accurately | | | | purchasing. These factors can only known if you |
| test this feature of the chair, you must be wearing | | | | personally sit in them. It is very subjective. So be |
| clothing that promotes the slick factor the best. If you | | | | weary before you purchase furniture online before |
| are wearing any kind of corduroy clothing, or any other | | | | trying it out in person, even if it is a trusted brand you |
| kind of clothing that is thick or bunchy, you will not slide | | | | have had good results with in the past. |
| as much. Try to wear tight fitting clothing like cotton | | | | |